PEOPLE v. PHILLIPS

No. 1-07-0985.

911 N.E.2d 462 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Prentice PHILLIPS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied July 9, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Unsinn, Deputy Defender, Caroline E. Bourland, Asst. Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Atty. of Cook County (James E. Fitzgerald, Ashley A. Romito, William L. Toffenetti, Joseph A. Alexander, Asst. State's Attorneys, of Counsel), Chicago, IL, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial at which defendant Prentice Phillips appeared pro se, he was convicted of aggravated battery to a peace officer and sentenced to nine years in prison. On appeal, defendant claims: (1) that the State's evidence was insufficient to prove that defendant's contact with the peace officer was knowing or intentional, rather than inadvertent...

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